How to Create and Secure a File Share for a File Share Majority Quorum

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Se aplica a: Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Última modificación del tema: 2007-10-10

This topic explains how to create and secure a file share on a stand-alone server running the Microsoft Windows Server operating system for use by the Node and File Share Majority quorum resource in a cluster continuous replication (CCR) environment. The file share can be hosted on any computer running a Windows operating system. However, we recommend that you host the file share on a Hub Transport server in the Active Directory directory service site containing the clustered mailbox server. This location allows an Exchange administrator to have full and complete control over the share (and the server hosting the share), which is critical for high availability.

We also recommend that you create a CNAME record in the Domain Name System (DNS) for the server hosting the share, instead of the actual server name. When creating the share for the file share witness, use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the CNAME record instead of the server name because this practice assists with site resilience.

Before You Begin

The File Share Majority quorum enables the deployment of two clustered computers to support a CCR pair while still providing full redundancy for the quorum resource and Exchange data. These procedures should be performed after the second node is added to the cluster and before the clustered mailbox server is installed.

To perform this procedure, the account you use must be delegated membership in the local Administrators group. For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, see Consideraciones sobre permisos.

In the following procedure:

  • <CMSName> refers to the name of the clustered mailbox server (for example, E2K7CCR).
  • <Directory> refers to the full path to the directory being shared (for example, C:\ FSM_DIR_E2K7CCR).
  • <AdminAccount> is an administrative account or group with access to the share. This account should be used to run the Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard, as described in the topic, Cómo configurar el quórum Mayoría de recursos compartidos de archivo y nodo. The account used to configure the Node and File Share Majority for the cluster must have Full Control permissions to configure the cluster to use the share.

When specifying the preceding parameters in your commands, do not include the <> characters (for example, use Account1, not <Account1>).

Procedure

To create and secure a file share for the Node and File Share Majority quorum

  1. Create a directory that will be used for the share by running the following command at a command prompt:

    mkdir <Directory>

    Nota

    We recommend using the following naming convention for the directory name: FSM_DIR_<CMSName>

  2. Create the share by running the following command:

    net share <shareName>=<Directory> /GRANT:<AdminAccount>,FULL

    Nota

    We recommend using the following naming convention for the share name: FSM_<CMSName>